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Introducing Kyoto - Hardcover

Plutschow, Herbert

 
9780870113840: Introducing Kyoto

Synopsis

This work is an armchair excursion though the rich past and vibrant present-day life of Japan's ancient capital. Colour photographs and lucid text aim to capture the grace, beauty and rhythm of Kyoto.

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About the Author

HERBER E. PLUTSCHOW was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1939. After studying at the University of Paris and then at Waseda University in Tokyo, he obtained a doctorate in Japanese studies at Columbia University in New York. He now teaches Japanese literature and history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and his work on classical Japanese literature has been published in several languages. DONALD KEENE, the well-known scholar in Japanese studies, is currently Professor of Japanese at Columbia University. The author of numerous works on Japanese culture, he received the Order of the Rising Sun in 1974 for his distinguished role in the introduction of Japanese literature abroad.

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